WA Ex-nuptial child support cases - Recovery of child support debts by payees in court 277-18061448

Policy

The Child Support Guide 5.4.7: Payee's right to enforce debt via court proceedings

The Child Support Guide 6.4.1: Subpoenas and notices to produce documents

The Child Support Guide 6.3.3: Secrecy provisions

The Child Support Guide 5.5.2: Entitlement to payment and disbursement cycle

Technical and policy escalation process (CS)

Legislation

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Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988

• section 16(4G), Necessary information may be released to a requesting payee
• section 30(3), Debts to the Commonwealth
• section 37B (7), Low-income non-enforcement period
• section 70(2), Apportionment rules do not apply
• section 111B, General powers of the courts
• section 111E, Registrar may intervene in proceedings
• section 111F, Court order in proceedings instituted by payee to recover debts
• section 111G, Costs in proceedings instituted by payee to recover debts
• section 113A, Recovery of debts by payees

Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989: section 150(4G): Necessary information may be released to a requesting payee

Delegations and authorisations

Freedom of Information and Litigation Branch - EL1

• Communicate protected information to a payee of a registered maintenance liability
• Intervene in proceedings

See the Child Support Services, Delegations and Authorisations.